A thin, crispy unleavened bread eaten during Passover, the Jewish holiday celebrating the exodus from Egypt.
From Hebrew 'matzah' meaning 'unleavened bread.' The word entered English from Yiddish speakers and Jewish communities in Europe and America.
Matzo tastes bland to outsiders, but during Passover it represents freedom and haste—ancient Jews didn't have time for bread to rise when fleeing Egypt!
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